Unit 2: The Revolution
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- Q1Why did American colonists resent British taxes?American colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury.Great Britain did not offer the American colonists any protection from the French and the Indians.Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.Unlike American colonists, people who lived in Great Britain did not have to pay any duties .30s
- Q2How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continentby increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribesby representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the coloniesby raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament30s
- Q3The significance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was that itsuggested economic reforms for the colonies.pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.suggested a plan of reconciliation with Britain.outlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament.30s
- Q4The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies.The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them.The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea.The French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent.30s
- Q5This line of The Declaration of Independence refers to the Quartering Act of 1774, which was enacted by Parliament in response tothe Intolerable Acts.the Boston Massacre.the Committees of Correspondence.the Boston Tea Party.30s
- Q6The Proclamation Line of 1763 runs roughly along theRocky Mountains.Mississippi River.Ohio River.Appalachian Mountains.30s
- Q7Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party byenacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts."tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia.enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.30s
- Q8Which statement BEST describes an effect of the British policy of salutary neglect?American colonists stopped sending raw materials to England.The colonies developed an aptitude for self-governing.Parliament increased its military supervision of the colonies.Colonial governors became more powerful than assemblies.30s
- Q9Part of the American colonists' anger towards Britain prior to the American Revolution stemmed from the fact thatBritain had not enforced trade policies for a long time, and then began enforcing them to support the Seven Years' War.King George III forced the removal of Indians from their land, despite the wishes of the colonists and the British Parliament.colonists were against paying taxes in any form, regardless of the source of that taxation.Parliament passed a law requiring all male colonists to join local militias to defend against the threat of Indian attacks.30s
- Q10The French-Indian War (1756 - 1763) was part of a larger conflict between Britain and France called theWar of the Roses.Great War.War of Jenkin's Ear.Seven Years War.30s
- Q11Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?the Declaration of Independencethe Mayflower Compactthe Bill of Rightsthe Preamble to the Constitution30s
- Q12Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?a belief in the natural rights of citizensa belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economysupport for states' rights and slaverythe need for a federal system of government30s
- Q13The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?ExistentialismHumanismRealismEnlightenment30s
- Q14In the Declaration of Independence, whom did the Americans indict for "repeated injuries and usurpations"?King George III, because of the crown's apparent intention to establish despotismParliament, because of the oppressive legislation that it had passed over ten yearsBritish merchants, because their drive for personal profits had caused them to ignore the greater good of the empireThe king's ministers, because they had refused to compromise and had turned the king and Parliament against the colonies30s
- Q15This quote from the Declaration of Independence is referring to the principle oflimited government.federalism.checks and balances.one person, one vote.30s
